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ASTRONUTZ!

Aug 14, 2009 |

a series of new tees are going live in few hours, it was some random idea i had 1 year ago, been doodling this astro-nut character on and off for sometime, finally get to a point where i'm happy with how it looks, the space nut aka Captain Peanut & 4 other space-ish designs are now on the shirt, please check out the new ASTRONUTZ website! we are offering FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the galaxy on launch day ONLY! BIG thanks to Geoff, who shot all the amazing photos, and With Hope for being our...

this and that pt.3

Aug 10, 2009 | , ,

its been some hectic weeks, trying to work 3 very different project at same time.... HOLLOW THREAT NEW TOY! new resin figure is underway....just shot some video yesterday, with my mate geoff's 5d mark ii! damn that thing is so good, i seriously need a new camera (hello, canon!?) haha... hopefully i could reveal this new toy next week! HIP HOP LIVES HERE! working on a new paper diorama for king kaps's new music! experimenting some new tricks here, if all goes right, this will be my most...

Paper Totem – Hollow Threat Edition!

Jul 21, 2009 |

Dolly Oblong created a masterpiece! this is probably my favorite paper toy template to date, clever design yet very easy to work with! (i suck at math, so paper toys without calculation is a bonus!) I enjoyed customize the totems and making them, they're now part of my toy collection, thanks Dolly! :-) downloads available from GOODIES page & Dolly's website, be sure to check her site out, soooo many great totems + cute little plush toys!! (mixing different artist's totem should be fun!) If...

toy, toys and more toys…

Jul 16, 2009 |

1. finishing off a paper toy collaboration with dolly oblong... (up for download next week!) 2. working on new hollow threat resin toy... (coming soon) 3. a treat i picked up yesterday, while checking out some airbrushes.... (good old kinnikuman, shouldn't i buy airbrush instead?!)

this and that… pt.2

Jul 7, 2009 | ,

works at Santos are down, except Maori Warrior to extend for another month! there are still few more left to grab, all online orders to date has been shipped... thanks! also big thank you to those who covered the maori toy news, Vinyl Pulse, Plastic n plush, Toysrevil, Montreal Vinyl, Spanky Stokes, Toycyte, Acclaim & PEAP! a photo i took from yesterdays hailstorm, garden filled with ice blocks, as i drive my way to PO, saw some kids on street eating ice from ground...yikes (hope they're...

this and that…

Jun 24, 2009 | , ,

Maori Warrior online order will be available right here from 26th June, 22:00pm GMT(UTC) time! (not many left for grab), thanks for those who already bought it from Santos! :-) I'm back to work on Hollow Threat a little more, things are looking good, hopefully i can unveil something new in early july(slow winter days), but here's a photo from the spiki show, my heavy metal panda goes 80s! Listening: Rancid - Let the Dominoes Fall Watching: NYY vs ATL Survive Style 5+...

Maori Warrior drops June 1st

May 30, 2009 | ,

My new toy is a 8" hand-cast & painted resin figure, character based on my paper diorama 'Aotearoa', first release will be ALL WHITE EDITION, limited to 20 figures world-wide! It will be at Santos from June 1st, online orders to follow later in June! :-) Santos 114 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, Auckland. New Zealand p.s. I know white toy don't make sense to many people, especially toy collectors, usually white toys are blanks, but Maori Warrior is painted white intentionally. In the past few weeks of...

21 Century Woodblock Printing

May 27, 2009 | ,

spent the morning working on the upcoming toy packaging, trying to have a hand made feeling to it, so i made my hi-tech woodblock, enjoyed my time doing some old fashion print making, packaging is done! :-) check back soon for Maori Warrior release info.... p.s. little reminder on nakanari's spiki show, may 30th, 2-6pm at the Urban Outfitters in the Millennia Mall in Orlando, Florida.